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Duke Faces New Mexico in NCAA Second Round Sunday
11/20/2011 1:34:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Game 22
Duke (11-7-3) at No. 1 New Mexico (17-0-3)
NCAA Tournament Second Round
Nov. 20, 2011 l 9 p.m. (ET)
Albuquerque, N.M. l Lobos Soccer Complex
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Setting the Scene
Duke advanced to the NCAA Tournament second round with a 1-0 win over Georgia State ... Christopher Tweed-Kent netted the game winner ... New Mexico earned the No. 10 overall seed after posting a undefeated record heading into the NCAA Tournament.
New Mexico Series History
Duke and New Mexico are meeting for the first time in the programs' histories ... Duke is 2-0-0 all-time against programs in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation with wins over Denver (2009) and Sacramento State (2010).
NCAA Tournament Notes
- Duke earned its 25th overall berth and eighth consecutive in the NCAA Tournament
- Duke is 4-3-0 under head coach John Kerr in NCAA postseason play
- Duke is 30-23-1 all-time in NCAA Tournament play and 7-6 in second round games
- Duke has scored 88 and given up 87 goals in NCAA Tournament play.
- The Blue Devils have advanced to the College Cup five times overall (1982, 86, 92, 95, 04) and to the national title game three times, ultimately winning the championship in 1986.
- Overall, the Blue Devils are 26-6 when scoring at least two goals in an NCAA Tournament game.
- Duke has recorded 14 shutouts and been shut out 13 times ... The Blue Devils' last shutout came against Georgia State, Nov. 17, 2011
Scouting the Blue Devils
Duke carries a 11-7-3 record into the NCAA Tournament second round ... The Blue Devils defeated Georgia State 1-0 in to advance and are 5-3-2 in their previous 10 games ... Headlining the potent Duke offense is junior forward Andrew Wenger with 17 goals and 42 points overall, both leading the ACC ... Senior Christopher Tweed-Kent is second on the team in points with six goals and 12 assists for 24 points ... He has 15 points in the previous eight games, including nine in the past five ... Freshman Nick Palodichuk is the team's top freshman scorer with six goals and five assists for 17 points, ... Overall, Duke has scored 42 goals ... Defensively, Duke is anchored on the backline by freshman Nat Eggleston, sophomores Sebastien Ibeagha and Rob Dolot and senior Joe Pak ... In goal, James Belshaw sports a 1.29 goals against average and a .730 save percentage.
Scouting New Mexico
Top-ranked and the tournament's No. 10 seed, New Mexico will put its unbeaten record on the line against the Blue Devils ... The Lobos are 17-0-3 overall and captured the MPSF Tournament title with a shootout victory over Cal State Bakersfield ... Blake Smith and Devon Sandoval headline the balanced offense with 23 points apiece ... Smith has a team-best nine goals to go with five assists, while Sandoval has eight goals and seven assists ... Three other players have double digit points and nine players overall have five-plus points for the year ... New Mexico is equally as stellar defensively, allowing just 0.49 goals per game ... Victor Rodriguez anchors the backline with a 0.51 goals against average and a .857 save percentage ... He has made 60 saves this season as the Lobos have allowed just 74 shots on goal overall.
A Win Over New Mexico Would
- Give Duke its 12th win of the year
- Be the program's 647th all-time victory
- Be John Kerr's 127th career victory and 46th at Duke
- Make Duke 31-23-1 all-time in the NCAA Tournament
- Make Duke 8-6 in NCAA second round games
- Put Duke into the third round for the fourth time overall since the bracket expanded to 48 in 2001
- Make John Kerr 5-3 all-time in the NCAA Tournament at Duke
Match-uUp of Top Offenses
The game will be a match-up of top offenses ... New Mexico features the nation's No. 4 scoring offense at 2.25 goals per game, while Duke is seventh at 2.10 ... The Lobos have scored 45 goals and Duke has 43 for the year.
Defense Hitting Its Stride
After posting just three shutouts in the first 17 games, Duke has put together three clean sheets in the previous four games ... The Blue Devils are allowing just 5.8 shots per game in the four-game stretch after giving up 11.4 shots per game in the previous 17.
Narrow Losses
Six of Duke's seven losses this season have come by one goal, including three decided in overtime ... The Blue Devils either outshot or tied their opponents shots in all seven of the losses ... Duke has outshot all but four of its opponents this season.
First Half Goal Key to Success
Duke has scored the first goal of a game 14 times this season and is 8-4-2 in those contests ... The Blue Devils are 8-1-1 when leading at the half, 0-2 when trailing and 3-4-1 when tied ... Overall Duke has 19 goals in the first half and 24 in the second half ... The Blue Devils have scored at least one goal in the first half in nine of their 10 victories.
Duke High Powered Offense
After being held scoreless in consecutive games on Sept. 4 and Sept. 9, Duke has scored two-plus goals in 13 games ... In a four-game stretch from Sept. 16 to Sept. 27 Duke rolled off 17 goals, marking the first time since 1986 Duke registered four-plus goals in four consecutive games ... Duke's 41 goals in the regular season are the most since the 2004 team posted 44.
Games with 2-plus Goals
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Date |
Opponent |
Result |
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Aug. 26 |
at UNC Greensboro |
L, 2-3 |
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Sept. 9 |
UCSB |
L, 2-3 |
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Sept. 16 |
at Clemson |
W, 5-2 |
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Sept. 20 |
UNC Wilmington |
W, 4-1 |
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Sept. 23 |
Wake Forest |
W, 4-1 |
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Sept. 27 |
Presbyterian |
W, 4-1 |
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Sept. 30 |
at North Carolina |
T, 2-2 |
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Oct. 7 |
NC State |
W, 4-2 |
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Oct. 14 |
at Maryland |
L, 2-4 |
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Oct. 25 |
UNC Asheville |
W, 3-0 |
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Oct. 28 |
Virginia Tech |
W, 2-1 |
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Nov. 1 |
Elon |
T, 2-2 |
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Nov. 4 |
Mercer |
W, 2-0 |
Duke in the ACC & NCAA Statistical Rankings
Through games on Nov. 13, Duke ranks seventh nationally in scoring offense with 2.1 goals per game ... The 42 goals overall are seventh ... Individually, junior Andrew Wenger currently is second in total points and fifth in total goals ... Christopher Tweed-Kent is third in total assists (12).
Blue Devils in the NCAA Tournament
Eleven current Blue Devils have seen time in a NCAA Tournament game ... Three players have registered a goal or an assist ... Senior Daniel Tweed-Kent has started all five games as have juniors Andrew Wenger and James Belshaw.
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Overall Career (GP-GS) |
G-A-P |
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Temi Molinar (6-4) |
1-1-3 |
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Andrew Wenger (6-6) |
1-1-3 |
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Chris Tweed-Kent (6-5) |
1-0-2 |
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Jonathan Aguirre (2-2) |
0-1-1 |
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Sean Davis (1-1) |
0-1-1 |
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Dan Tweed-Kent (5-5) |
0-0-0 |
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Joseph Pak (4-2) |
0-0-0 |
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Sebastien Ibeagha (3-3) |
0-0-0 |
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Rob Dolot (3-3) |
0-0-0 |
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Nat Eggleston (1-1) |
0-0-0 |
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Andrew Morales (1-1) |
0-0-0 |
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Nick Palodichuk (1-1) |
0-0-0 |
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Matt Slotnick (1-1) |
0-0-0 |
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Ryan Brown (1-0) |
0-0-0 |
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Will Donovan (1-0) |
0-0-0 |
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Lewis McLeod (1-0) |
0-0-0 |
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Alex Sauciuc (1-0) |
0-0-0 |
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Saves - GA |
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James Belshaw (5-5) |
16-9 |
Five Blue Devils Earn All-Conference Honors
Duke placed four players on the All-ACC teams and two to the All-ACC Freshmen squad ... Juniors James Belshaw and Andrew Wenger were selected to the first team, while sophomore Sebastien Ibeagha and freshman Nick Palodichuk earned second team honors ... Palodichuk was the lone freshman voted to one of the two All-ACC squads ... Andrew Morales and Palodichuk picked up All-ACC Freshmen recognition.
Wenger Makes ACC History
Andrew Wenger became the first player in ACC history to win the three major awards since the conference created Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year honors ... He was ACC Freshman of the Year in 2009, ACC Defensive Player of the Year in 2010 and is this season's ACC Offensive Player of the Year ... He is the sixth player to win the top freshman of the year award and then a conference player of the year honor later in his collegiate career ... The Lititz, Pa., native is just the third Blue Devil to earn first team honors his first three seasons.
Wenger Moving Up the Charts
Junior forward Andrew Wenger is making his way up the Duke single-season scoring charts ... After playing center back his first two years, the Lititz, Pa., native leads the ACC with 42 points from 17 goals and eight assists ... His 17 goals tie the Duke single-season mark, while the 42 points are fifth in single-season points ... He has a league-high eight multiple-point games and has had a hand in 25 of Duke's 41 goals this season.
CTK is Duke's Assists Leader
Senior midfielder Christopher Tweed-Kent has scored at least one point in seven of the previous nine games ... He currently leads the team with a career-best 12 assists and is just two shy of climbing into the Duke single-season top 10 list ... He has registered two assists in three games this year.
Belshaw Nearing Top 10 Ranking
Junior goalkeeper James Belshaw is just one shutout away from moving into the No. 10 spot on the Duke single season shutouts list ... He will be tied with nine other Blue Devil goaltenders with seven clean sheets in a season ... The most recent Duke goalie to accomplish this was Brendan Fitzgerald in 2008 ... The overall single season record is held by Pat Johnston with 13 in 1983 and 1985.
Fab Freshman Scorer
Freshman Nick Palodichuk leads all ACC freshmen in points and is third in goals ... One of the top rookies in the country, Palodichuk currently is fourth among all Division I freshmen with 20 points and is ninth in goals with seven.
Duke Rookies Among ACC Best
Six different Duke freshmen have scored a goal this season and overall they have combined for 14 goals and 14 assists for 42 points ... The 42 points from true freshmen are tied for first in the league with Clemson, which had 14 freshmen on its roster ... Duke's 14 assists from first-year players are the most in the league.
Duke Trio Honored for Academic Excellence
The trio of Christopher and Daniel Tweed-Kent and Andrew Wenger recently were honored for their work in the classroom and on the soccer field ... They each were named to the Capital One Academic All-District III first team and will move onto the national ballot ... Duke was the only school to have more than two representatives on the first team.
Follow Duke on Twitter
The Duke men's soccer team is on Twitter ... Fans can follow @Duke_MSOC for in-game updates, pictures from Duke's travels and more.
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